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  2. Magazine - 28 Jul 2016

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Feature

  • The Best & Worst Performers: FTSE 350, Global Market, Commodities, Forex, Sovereign Yields

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  • Best & Worst Performing Small Caps Table

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  • Director dealings: Top buys & sells

News

  • News in brief: Fevertree Drinks, Lakehouse, Gateley, Non-Standard Finance, ImmuPharma, Osirium Technologies

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  • A game of two halves

    Our top picks of the year are down, but not out

News

  • Franchise Brands at your service

    Heavyweight players are behind new branded franchise hopeful

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  • Cropper’s family magic

    Sixth generation Cropper buys shares in family firm

News

  • Steer clear of Sainsbury’s

    Argos deal adds unwanted extra risk at struggling supermarket

Plays

  • Sophos has big potential

    Right place, right time for cyber defender

News

  • Analysts balk at Intertek rating

    Experts question why FTSE 100 stock deserves such a rich valuation

News

  • Seven days on our website

Plays

  • UDG is on the prowl

    Service company should benefit from structural growth in outsourcing

Plays

  • Plays update: Victrex

Feature

  • Diary: Standard Chartered

News

  • EU sales, profits under pressure

News

  • Activist demands Speedy Hire sacking

    We believe major shareholder is desperate for Speedy to merge with HSS Hire

News

  • Maiden profit eyed for CityFibre

    Network scale-up makes small cap a genuine rival to BT

Chartist

  • Trading blue chip risers

    Two stock ideas as the FTSE 100 hits an 11-month high

Feature

  • Where next for euro/pound?

    We look at the currency pair as markets stabilise a month after the Brexit vote

News

  • Superglass deal likely a one-off

Feature

  • Is Hotel Chocolat any good?

    We look at the bull and bear case for AIM’s premium chocolatier

Plays

  • Plays update: Petra Diamonds

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  • Crunch time for Sphere Medical

    Next generation of blood gas analyser could be on the market within months

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  • Unlocking hidden Treasure

    What is a spin-off and can it make shareholders money?

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  • Secrets of successful acquisitions

    How private investors can better assess M&A strategies

Personal Finance

  • Rebasing your expectations

    What does end of ‘golden era’ of equity returns mean for pension investors?

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  • The gold rally downside

    Watch out for miners trying to revive projects that only work at higher metal prices

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  • An electric trio of UK stocks

    Quantum dot TVs, asset backed hotels and the game everyone’s talking about

Exchange-Traded Funds

  • Keep track of the sector switch

    ETFs could be a good way to respond to post-Brexit industry rotation

Trading Strategies

  • Avoid a currency crunch

    What traders and platforms can do during periods of extreme volatility in forex markets

Personal Finance

  • Innovative ISAs are a big ‘if’

    Only two providers have launched the investment wrapper

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  • Picking from ‘best buy’ fund lists

    Should you trust the experts when looking for fund ideas to fill your ISA or SIPP?

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